Show HOW EUROPEAN NATIONS GOT SLICES OF CHINA I Germanys Germany's acquisition of followed closely upon the acquisition of areas of interest and spheres of Influence in China Chinato to foreign n powers Until 1895 no foreign power aside from tho the Portuguese and English had been allowed to hold bold possession on onor onor onor or near the coast of China Chill Japan acquired Formosa by treaty In that year jear ear Hus Russia la secured a conc concession sion for forthe forthe the Manchurian railway and France obtained a rectification of tho the frontier of Tong King at the same time Germanys Germany's seizure of in retaliation for tor the murder of German missionaries b by Chinese followed in iii November 1897 and In March the por port with adjacent territory was leased b by China to Germany for 99 years In lu November 1897 Russia obtained a year 25 lease lense of Port Arthur and with square miles of territory and secured a n naval na base and nd an ice free port In February 1898 1895 Great Britain had bad established its influence without claiming exclusive privileges in the Yangtze valley alley These concessions were followed by similar privileges for France which on April 13 1898 leased the port of on the southern coast for 99 years On Juno June 9 fI following Great Britain leased for 99 years a square mile mila extension of territory ry on the main mainland land opposite Hong Kong and about the same time Japan secured nonaH pledges concerning the tho province of |